California Dental Practice Act by Homestead Schools, Inc.
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Learning Objectives
After completing the course, you'll be able to:
• Define the practice of dentistry.
• Distinguish between activities constitute practice of dentistry, and others that are beyond the scope of dentistry.
• Describe instances where a dentist is immune from liability for failure to inform a patient of the consequences of a dental procedure.
• Define general anesthesia. Define conscious sedation.
• Distinguish between "deep conscious sedation" and "light general anesthesia".
• Describe the registration requirements of Dental Practice Act.
• Describe acts that may constitute unprofessional conduct by a dentist.
• Discuss the continuing education requirements for medical personnel, identify areas considered outside the scope of the continuing education program, and list units required for renewal of license.
• List office facilities and equipment, records and drugs requirements for dental offices in which general anesthesia and conscious sedation is conducted.
• List persons who are authorized to write prescriptions.
• Discuss the regulations governing prescription of controlled substances; also enumerate the recordkeeping requirements.
• List the duties of dental assistant, registered dental assistant, registered dental assistant, registered dental assistant in extended functions, registered dental hygienist and registered dental hygienist in extended functions
Course Contents:
Dental Practice Act
Dentistry
Practices Exempt from Dental Practice Act
Liability for Emergency Care
Registration
• Duty to Register
• Change of Office
• Change of Name
• Failure to Register
• Place of Practice
• Limitation on Number of Additional Places of Practice
• Dental Radiographic Equipment
General Anesthesia
• Definitions
• License and Permit
• Application for Permit
• Facilities and Equipment
• Recordkeeping
• Inspection
• Continuing Education
• Violations
Conscious Sedation
• Definitions
• Permit
• Application for Permit
• Continuing Education
• Patient Evaluation
• Physical Inspection
• Violation
Unprofessional Conduct
• Definition
• Diversion Program
Continuing Education
• Courses
• Registered Provider
• Course Standard
• Certificate of Completion
• Units of Credit
• License Renewal
• Inactive Licenses
Advertising
• Fee Advertising
• Advertising Discounts
• Advertising Claims
• Advertising Dentures
• Dental Auxiliaries
• Definitions
• Functions Not Permitted by DA, RDA, RDAEF, RDH, RDHEF
• DA Duties
• RDA Duties
• RDH Duties
• RDHEF Duties
Prescriptions
• Persons Authorized to Write Prescriptions
• Controlled Substance Prescriptions
• Official Blanks
• Recordkeeping
Case Studies in Dental Practice Act
• Case No. 1
• Case No. 2
• Case No. 3
• Case No. 4
• Case No. 5
• Case No. 6
• Case No. 7
• Self-Study Examination